Status:

COMPLETED

Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Smoking Cessation in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)

Lead Sponsor:

Gopalkumar Rakesh

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Hiv

Tobacco Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To demonstrate whether four sessions of TBS improves attentional bias and craving in PLWHA smokers compared to four sessions of sham stimulation. We hypothesize 4 sessions of TBS to the left DLPFC wil...

Detailed Description

The proposed pilot study seeks to explore modulation of attentional bias and tobacco craving in PLWHA with one session of adequately dosed theta burst stimulation (TBS). Results of this trial will spu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Potential participants will be
  • Patients enrolled in the Bluegrass Clinic
  • 18-60 years of age
  • Male or female gender
  • Able to read, understand and communicate in English
  • Willing to adhere to the general rules of the Bluegrass Clinic/SMARTClinic/Beyond Birth Clinic
  • Willing and able to abstain from drug use other than Suboxone
  • Exhaled breath on day of study carbon monoxide (CO) \< 5 ppm
  • Stabilized on maintenance buprenorphine if having comorbid opioid use disorder.

Exclusion

  • Positive pregnancy test for females, traumatic brain injury, history of seizure disorder, history of or current diagnosis of schizophrenia, intracranial metal shrapnel.
  • Previous adverse effect with TMS.
  • Sub-threshold consistency while performing behavioral tasks.
  • Failure to show baseline attentional bias to smoking versus neutral cues.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05295953

Start Date

April 1 2022

End Date

July 31 2024

Last Update

October 22 2025

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245 Fountain Court

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40513

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40513